world, you can build armies, navies, and other special units in your
cities. Once an army or naval unit has been built, it is available for
movement and combat. These units extend the power of your civilization
around the world. When they enter hidden areas of the world, the shroud
of mystery is removed and that area becomes known. In this way you
uncover the world, finding suitable areas for new cities and eventually
making contact with other civilizations.

Three special units are available that can be useful to you as a
ruler. SETTLERS are groups of your citizens that are your pioneers. They
may found new cities and also build terrain improvements such as roads,
irrigation, and mines that increase the productivity of your cities.
DIPLOMATS are your emissaries and spies. They can establish embassies
with rivals and also perform a number of cloak and dagger tasks.
CARAVANS are bands of merchants that transport the produce of you cities
around the world to other cities, bringing in cash and establishing
trade routes. Trade routes increase the trade of the home city,
resulting in more cash, luxuries, and technology.

Wonders of the World are unique city improvements, usually
structures, that can only be built once in the entire world. Once a
particular Wonder is built by a city, no other city can build one. Each
Wonder brings glory to the civilization owning it, and some unique
tangible benefit as well. For example, if one of your cities builds the
Oracle, then all of the Temples throughout your civilization become
twice as effective in making the people content.

The fundamental concepts for a successful civilization are the
expansion and growth of your cities, and acquiring new technology. In a
word, you must grow. In this dynamic world environment, surrounded by
... Далее >>